Top Democrat admits party is having ‘serious’ talks about dropping Biden as nominee for ‘someone else’

One of the president’s most influential allies in the House of Representatives, Jamie Raskin, was the first elected Democrat to admit to a news program on the record this weekend that his party is having “serious conversations” about whether Joe Biden would continue on as the Democrats’ nominee.

Raskin appeared for an interview with Ali Velshi on MSNBC and explained that the party would be unified in the fall — whether it was behind Biden, or another nominee he indicated the partycould possibly choose before then. Democrats are reeling in the wake of Thursday’s debatebetween Biden and Donald Trump, which was punctuated by moments when the president appeared confused or losing track of his points.

«Obviously, there was a big problem with Joe Biden's debate performance. And there's also just a tremendous reservoir of affection and love for Joe Biden in our party. So this makes it a difficult situation for everybody, but there are very honest and serious, rigorous, conversations taking place at every level of our party,” said Raskin.

“One thing I can tell you is that regardless of what President Biden decides, our party is going to be unified… And so whether he's the candidate or someone else is the candidate, he is going to be the keynote speaker at our convention, he will be the figure that we rally around to move forward and beat the forces of authoritarianism and reaction in the country,” he continued.

WATCH: Rep. Jamie Raskin Hints at the 'Serious' Democrat Conversations Taking Place About Joe Biden |

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